Archives: Documents
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Enhancing international cooperation and development through Urban Agriculture (UA)
As part of the European Forum on Urban Agriculture (EFUA), RUAF and Aeres University of Applied Sciences Almere developed a new policy brief that outlines how to scale the impact of Urban Agriculture through stronger international cooperation. This brief identifies 8 key barriers that currently limit the development and full valorisation of urban agriculture and…
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The Milan Urban Food Policy Pact & climate action: Integrating mitigation and adaptation into urban food policies
This document introduces a set of updated and newly developed MUFPP actions and indicators designed to more effectively incorporate climate considerations into urban food policies. These recommendations are intended as a complementary resource—providing a flexible set of voluntary actions that cities can adapt to their unique contexts, taking into account their varying regulatory, economic, and environmental…
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GUPAP Community-led Action in crisis (CLA)
This one-pager explains the approach structure and mechanisms of the Community-Led Solidarity Marketing Campaigns (CLSMCs) introduced by the the Gaza Urban and Periurban Agriculture Platform (GUPAP) in 2022 to enhance the resilience for Gaza urban women agriprenuers.
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Fact sheet on women agripreneurs’ rights from a food sovereignty perspective
This fact sheet produced by the Gaza Urban and Periurban Agriculture Platform (GUPAP) provides context on agriculture in the Gaza strip before the intense war in Gaza since late 2023, and the roles and contribution of women in the local food system. It summarizes the challenges facing women agripreneurs.
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Fact sheet on enhanced market share of urban women agripreneurs: Opportunities, barriers and way forward
This fact sheet describes the major opportunities to enhance the ole of women agripreneurs in Gaza’s food sector, defining major barriers that limit their access to higher market share and intervention strategies to overcome them.
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Community-led approaches to realize the right to food and enhance resilience of the local food system in crisis in Gaza, Palestine
The two-page case study introduces the Gaza Urban and Periurban Agriculture Platform (GUPAP) and the Urban Women Agripreneurs Forum (UWAF), formed by GUPAP in 2019 to enable the community to drive change.
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Al-Quarara Seed Bank success & resilience story
This short document produced by the Gaza Urban and Periurban Agriculture Platform (GUPAP) tells the story of the Al-Quarara Seed Bank to safeguard 33 varieties of indigenous ‘Baladi’ seeds from extinction.
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Urban Agriculture Magazine no. 41 – Linking future policies and next practices
This issue of Urban Agriculture Magazine showcases tangible actions, outputs innovative policies, and unexplored angles of urban agriculture. It identifies challenges and opportunities, pathways for development, and promising policy perspectives.
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Urban Agriculture Magazine no. 40 – Pathways towards resilient urban food systems
This issue of Urban Agriculture Magazine showcases innovative approaches, actions, and initiatives for strengthening all aspects of urban and city region food systems. It supports knowledge transfer and co-learning over cities’ actions to help build food systems resilience, and how they can be put in different contexts.
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Urban Agriculture Magazine 39: Enabling Multiple Benefits of Urban Agriculture
The new issue of the Urban Agriculture Magazine delves into the critical role of urban and periurban agriculture (UPA) in addressing global challenges and its multifunctional benefits beyond food production.